Why Do I Waste Food. For large volume generators such as food processors grocery stores restaurants and institutions you can contact your local county recycling or waste reduction coordinator to learn if a food collection program is planned for your area. Just how much food do Americans waste.
Nearly 40 million tons 80 billion pounds every year. Household food waste results from buying more food than is consumed. How much food is wasted in America.
They buy or cook too much or they do not eat the food they have in time.
Food scraps need to be placed in a backyard bin and covered with green waste to avoid smell from decomposition and to keep vermin away. While the world wastes about 14 billion tons of food2 every year the United States discards more food than any other country in the world. Food waste costs money and resources to produce and transport all for naught and unecessarily fills landfills. Inadequate supply chain infrastructure.
